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88-498: Parquet patterns are often entirely geometrical and angular— squares , triangles , lozenges —but may contain curves. The most popular parquet flooring pattern is herringbone . The word derives from the Old French parchet (the diminutive of parc ), literally meaning " a small enclosed space ". Large diagonal squares known as parquet de Versailles were introduced in 1684 as parquet de menuiserie ("woodwork parquet") to replace

176-444: A rhombus . These two forms are duals of each other, and have half the symmetry order of the square. d2 is the symmetry of an isosceles trapezoid , and p2 is the symmetry of a kite . g2 defines the geometry of a parallelogram . Only the g4 subgroup has no degrees of freedom, but can be seen as a square with directed edges . Every acute triangle has three inscribed squares (squares in its interior such that all four of

264-480: A $ 20 million loan that had been made to Ballard in 1980 by Molson . In return, he was given an option to buy Gardens shares from Ballard's estate. Molson also agreed to sell its stake in Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. to Stavro. That deal closed in 1994, and shortly after, Stavro bought Ballard's shares from the estate for $ 34 a share or $ 75 million. The purchase was the subject of a securities commission review and

352-480: A Leafs jersey along with numerous former Maple Leaf Players dating back to 1931 when the arena opened up, a banner was brought into the ice commemorating the 13 Stanley Cups the Maple Leafs won since the arena did not have championship banners hanging at the time. Nirvana played a show on their In Utero Tour on November 4, 1993. Oasis was the final musical artist to play at the venue on April 29, 2000. The Gardens

440-422: A World Architecture News Retail and Leisure Interiors Award in the "Retail outlets over 200 square metres (2,200 sq ft)" category. On November 29, 2011, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU; then Ryerson University) announced that Peter Gilgan, Founder and chief executive officer, Mattamy Homes Ltd., contributed a donation of $ 15 million to the university. In honour of Gilgan, the new athletic complex

528-743: A benefit for Leafs forward Ace Bailey , who had suffered a career-ending head injury. The first official annual National Hockey League All-Star Game was also held at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1947. It was home to the Toronto Huskies (1946–1947) in their single season in the Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the National Basketball Association ), the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League ,

616-537: A concert in support of the charity ONEXONE. It was the first concert at Maple Leaf Gardens in 8 years. The arena was used on May 8, 2009, for the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association's convention tradeshow. Also in 2009, the arena was used as the venue for the first season of Battle of the Blades , a CBC -produced reality competition pairing former NHL hockey players with professional figure skaters in

704-568: A decade as the owners refused to sell it, fearing that it would compete with the Air Canada Centre. In 2009, it was sold and underwent a major internal reconstruction, turning it into a multi-purpose facility, with a Loblaws supermarket occupying retail space on the lower floors and an arena for Toronto Metropolitan University , known as Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens , occupying the top level. The Toronto Maple Leafs had been playing in

792-404: A fitness facility, studios, high-performance courts, and an NHL-sized ice hockey rink seating approximately 2,796 guests. The plans involved gutting the existing interior and laying new floors for retail use at ground level, with the athletic centre located above. In early 2010, Loblaws invited five design agencies to pitch against each other. The brief was simple: “Create the best food store in

880-463: A free common share for each five preferred shares purchased. Ownership of the hockey team was transferred to MLGL in return for shares. Intending right from the start, the Gardens would host other events. W. A. Hewitt , sports editor of the Toronto Star , was hired as general manager of Maple Leaf Gardens to oversee all events other than professional hockey. His son, Foster Hewitt , was hired to run

968-646: A game, and in March 1973—just before the end of the season—the City of Ottawa demanded payment of $ 100,000 to guarantee the club dates at the Ottawa Civic Centre . The team decided to leave Ottawa and played their home playoff games at Maple Leaf Gardens, attracting crowds of 5,000 and 4,000 in two games before being eliminated by the New England Whalers . At the end of the season, the team moved to Toronto permanently and

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1056-543: A lawsuit from Ballard's son Bill Ballard. However, the deal stood, and Stavro and his partners in MLG Ventures became the new owner of the Maple Leafs and Maple Leaf Gardens. MLG Ventures took Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. private, and the two corporations amalgamated. becoming Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. after its acquisition of the Toronto Raptors in 1998. Initially, the majority owner of MLSE, holding 51% of

1144-446: A live video for their Grace Under Pressure Tour at Maple Leaf Gardens. The arena played host to Amnesty International 's legendary Human Rights Now! Benefit Concert on September 15, 1988. The show was headlined by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band and also featured Sting , Peter Gabriel , Tracy Chapman , Youssou N'Dour and k.d. lang . Pearl Jam performed at the arena on September 21, 1996 (the only Canadian date on

1232-440: A pairs figure skating competition. In 2009, Loblaws announced it had entered into discussions with Toronto Metropolitan University , then known as Ryerson University, regarding the possible future joint use of the arena. On November 30, 2009, the federal government agreed to contribute $ 20 million as part of a $ 60 million project to renovate the arena into a Loblaws grocery store and a new athletic facility for TMU, which included

1320-568: A parquet floor from 1996 to 2008 at the Target Center . In 1995, the Toronto Raptors debuted with a herringbone parquet, and used the floor until 1999 while playing in three different home venues: SkyDome (now Rogers Centre ), Copps Coliseum (now FirstOntario Centre ) and Maple Leaf Gardens . The now- Brooklyn Nets introduced chevron parquet flooring upon moving to the Barclays Center in 2012. However, its sister WNBA team (since 2019),

1408-608: A parquet floor since its opening in 1983. Square In Euclidean geometry , a square is a regular quadrilateral , which means that it has four straight sides of equal length and four equal angles (90- degree angles, π/2 radian angles, or right angles ). It can also be defined as a rectangle with two equal-length adjacent sides. It is the only regular polygon whose internal angle , central angle , and external angle are all equal (90°). A square with vertices ABCD would be denoted ◻ {\displaystyle \square } ABCD . A quadrilateral

1496-462: A price said to be $ 150,000 below market value. The new 12,473-seat (14,550 including standing room) arena was designed by the architectural firm of Ross and Macdonald . To finance the construction, Smythe launched Maple Leaf Gardens Limited (MLGL), a management company that would own the arena and the Maple Leafs. A public offering of shares in MLGL was made at C$ 10 each ($ 192.00 in 2023 dollars), with

1584-441: A private club, The Hot Stove Club, the following year. Even more seats were added in 1965, and new mezzanine galleries were constructed in 1966 and 1967. By 1968, seating capacity for hockey had grown to 16,485. This was achieved, in part, by making the seats narrower, so that—in the words of founder Conn Smythe—"only a young man could sit in them and only a fat old rich man could afford them." A large portrait of Queen Elizabeth II

1672-443: A red dot on the ground floor marking the original centre ice location, the recreation of an original mural by the checkouts and a 12 x 12-metre maple leaf sculpture made out of old seats from the arena, among numerous other things. The centre also includes underground parking, a Joe Fresh , an LCBO liquor store and a medical clinic. It is the chain's flagship location. The transformation went on to win numerous awards, including

1760-400: A square and reconnecting by its two diagonals. It has half the symmetry of the square, Dih 2 , order 4. It has the same vertex arrangement as the square, and is vertex-transitive . It appears as two 45-45-90 triangles with a common vertex, but the geometric intersection is not considered a vertex. A crossed square is sometimes likened to a bow tie or butterfly . the crossed rectangle

1848-417: A square's vertices lie on a side of the triangle, so two of them lie on the same side and hence one side of the square coincides with part of a side of the triangle). In a right triangle two of the squares coincide and have a vertex at the triangle's right angle, so a right triangle has only two distinct inscribed squares. An obtuse triangle has only one inscribed square, with a side coinciding with part of

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1936-551: A time as though the stalemate between the two sports franchises would result in two new arenas being constructed in Toronto – one for hockey, one for basketball. When MLSE acquired the Toronto Raptors, however, the Air Canada Centre, which was still under construction, was retrofitted to accommodate both hockey and basketball. The Raptors played their final game at the Gardens on February 9, 1999. A few days later, on February 13, 1999,

2024-686: A wood, bamboo is also a popular material for modern floors. Parquet floors were formerly usually adhered with hot bitumen . Today modern cold adhesives are usually used. Parquet floors are usually long lasting if maintained correctly. Unstuck blocks are re-glued. Bitumen-glued blocks require use of either hot bitumen, cold bitumen emulsion, or a spirit based parquet adhesive. Parquet floors are often found in bedrooms and hallways. They are considered better than regular floor tiles since they feel warmer underfoot. However they do little to absorb sounds such as walking, vacuum cleaning and television, which can cause problems in multi-occupancy dwellings. One of

2112-418: Is Since four squared equals sixteen, a four by four square has an area equal to its perimeter. The only other quadrilateral with such a property is that of a three by six rectangle. In classical times , the second power was described in terms of the area of a square, as in the above formula. This led to the use of the term square to mean raising to the second power. The area can also be calculated using

2200-425: Is a transcendental number rather than an algebraic irrational number ; that is, it is not the root of any polynomial with rational coefficients. In non-Euclidean geometry, squares are more generally polygons with 4 equal sides and equal angles. In spherical geometry , a square is a polygon whose edges are great circle arcs of equal distance, which meet at equal angles. Unlike the square of plane geometry,

2288-401: Is a special case of many lower symmetry quadrilaterals: These 6 symmetries express 8 distinct symmetries on a square. John Conway labels these by a letter and group order. Each subgroup symmetry allows one or more degrees of freedom for irregular quadrilaterals . r8 is full symmetry of the square, and a1 is no symmetry. d4 is the symmetry of a rectangle , and p4 is the symmetry of

2376-422: Is a square if and only if it is any one of the following: A square is a special case of a rhombus (equal sides, opposite equal angles), a kite (two pairs of adjacent equal sides), a trapezoid (one pair of opposite sides parallel), a parallelogram (all opposite sides parallel), a quadrilateral or tetragon (four-sided polygon), and a rectangle (opposite sides equal, right-angles), and therefore has all

2464-497: Is often drawn as a square with all 6 possible edges connected, hence appearing as a square with both diagonals drawn. This graph also represents an orthographic projection of the 4 vertices and 6 edges of the regular 3- simplex ( tetrahedron ). Maple Leaf Gardens Maple Leaf Gardens is a historic building located at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. The building

2552-448: Is related, as a faceting of the rectangle, both special cases of crossed quadrilaterals . The interior of a crossed square can have a polygon density of ±1 in each triangle, dependent upon the winding orientation as clockwise or counterclockwise. A square and a crossed square have the following properties in common: It exists in the vertex figure of a uniform star polyhedra , the tetrahemihexahedron . The K 4 complete graph

2640-542: Is synonymous with the franchise. In 2021 the Hornets changed its court design, relegating the trapezoids to midcourt. There are a handful of basketball courts in NCAA college basketball that have consistently featured parquet floors. Wake Forest University's Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum has generally featured a parquet floor since its opening in 1989. The University of Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena has generally featured

2728-543: The 1973–74 season . In the following season , the Toros moved to the Gardens after negotiating a lease with Bill. However, by the time the team played their first game at the Gardens, Harold had been released from prison and regained control of the company. Ballard was a virulent opponent of the WHA; he never forgave the upstart league for decimating the Leafs' roster in the early 1970s. He made

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2816-476: The Arena Gardens on Mutual Street. It was built in 1912 and held 7,500 spectators for hockey. By 1930, the Leafs managing director Conn Smythe decided the "Arena" was too small, and he wanted to build a new arena, larger and more impressive. After considering various sites, the site at the corner of Carlton and Church was purchased from The T. Eaton Co. Ltd. for $ 350,000, ($ 6.71 million in 2023 dollars),

2904-585: The New York Liberty , continue to use a traditional floor at the venue. While the Charlotte Hornets unveiled a parquet-like floor at the Time Warner Cable Arena for the 2014–15 season, it is not considered a true parquet floor. Instead, it simulated the pattern of the parquet by alternately painting light and dark trapezoid sections through the use of varnish , forming a beehive pattern that

2992-981: The Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Association (1974–1976), the Toronto Blizzard of the North American Soccer League (1980–1982 indoor seasons), the Toronto Shooting Stars of the National Professional Soccer League (1996–1997), and the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League (1999–2000). The NBA's Buffalo Braves played a total of 16 regular season games at Maple Leaf Gardens from 1971 to 1975. The NBA's Toronto Raptors played six games at

3080-471: The Vietnam War to be offensive and said that by accepting the fight, Gardens owners had "put cash ahead of class." The fight had been kicked out of every place in the U.S. because Clay is a draft dodger and a disgrace to his country. The Gardens was founded by men — sportsmen — who fought for their country. It is no place for those who want to evade conscription in their own country. The Gardens

3168-425: The 1940s and 1950s. The last WWE -promoted event at Maple Leaf Gardens was on September 17, 1995. Boxing was also a regular offering at the Gardens for many years. The first world title fight in the building was on September 19, 1932, with bantamweight champion Panama Al Brown knocking out challenger Émile Pladner in the first round. Winston Churchill addressed a large audience at the Gardens in March 1932; when

3256-452: The 1998 demolition of Boston Garden. The Celtics today play on a parquet floor inside TD Garden that combines old and new sections. In 2018 the Celtics constructed a new parquet floor for use in their new Auerbach Center practice facility. It is the only NBA court floor made from red oak ; all others are made from rock maple . In 2023, the Celtics played on a traditional maple court at home for

3344-467: The 48-year-old gondola from which Foster Hewitt regularly broadcast games across Canada and threw it into an incinerator. In an editorial, the Toronto Star called Ballard's actions the "barbaric destruction of one of Canada's great cultural monuments." Then, in 1982, the centre-hung scoreboard that had been in use since 1966 was replaced by a new centre-hung scoreboard with a colour matrix message/animation screen on each side, which remained in use for

3432-558: The Gardens from 1997 to 1999, mostly when SkyDome was unavailable. The arena was also one of the few venues outside the United States where Elvis Presley performed in concert (April 2, 1957). In 1972, Maple Leaf Gardens hosted Game 2 of the famous Summit Series between Team Canada and the USSR —Team Canada won the game 4–1. After the Leafs and Raptors moved to Air Canada Centre in 1999, Maple Leaf Gardens sat largely vacant for nearly

3520-404: The Gardens on April 2, 1957, were his first-ever concerts outside the United States. The Gardens also hosted evangelist Billy Graham during his "Canadian Crusade" in 1955. In 1961, Smythe sold most of his shares to a three-person partnership formed by his son, Stafford Smythe , with Harold Ballard and John W. H. Bassett . The new ownership added 962 new seats to the Gardens in 1962 and added

3608-510: The Gardens on March 28, 1947, and the franchise folded shortly after that. In the 1946–47 NHL season, Maple Leaf Gardens was the first arena in the NHL to have Plexiglas inserted in the end zones of the rink. Smythe became the majority owner of Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. in 1947, following a power struggle between directors who supported him as president and those who wanted him replaced with Frank J. Selke . Toronto stock broker Percy Gardiner lent Smythe

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3696-486: The Gardens on October 21, 1976, marking their final concert with drummer Keith Moon with a paying audience. The Who returned to the venue in December 1982 for the final show of what was originally intended to be their farewell tour. The Jacksons performed here on August 5, 1981, during their Triumph Tour. The video for The Reflex by Duran Duran was shot at Maple Leaf Gardens in March 1984. Toronto rock trio Rush recorded

3784-672: The Gardens opened, it served as the home rink for all Toronto-based teams in the OHA, except for the University of Toronto . The OHA regularly renewed lease agreements to keep the same arrangement. On November 1, 1946, Maple Leaf Gardens was the site of the first game in the history of the Basketball Association of America (later to become the NBA ), with the Toronto Huskies playing the New York Knickerbockers . The Huskies played their last game at

3872-433: The Gardens was held on November 19, 1931, and attracted 15,800 people to see world champion Jim Londos in the main event. The show was promoted by Jack Corcoran, who passed the reins to Frank Tunney and his Maple Leaf Wrestling promotion in 1939. Under Tunney, Toronto and the Gardens was a thriving centre for professional wrestling for decades. Local hero Whipper Billy Watson became the city's top wrestling attraction in

3960-520: The Ontario government filed a $ 1.5 million lawsuit against Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., seeking repayment of the medical costs to the province of treating the sex abuse victims. Stuckless later died on April 9, 2020, after suffering a brain hemorrhage a few nights before. Ballard died in April 1990. The executors of his will were Steve Stavro , Donald Crump and Don Giffin. In 1991, Stavro paid off

4048-619: The Toronto Maple Leafs ended a 67-year tradition when they played their last game at Maple Leaf Gardens, suffering a 6–2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks . Former Leaf Doug Gilmour scored a fluke goal in that game, and the notorious tough guy Bob Probert scored the final NHL goal in MLG history during the third period. During the emotional post-game ceremony, legendary Canadian singer Anne Murray performed The Maple Leaf Forever , clad in

4136-415: The Toros' lease terms at the Gardens as onerous as possible. The Toros' lease called for them to pay $ 15,000 per game. However, much to Bassett's outrage, the arena was dim for their first game. It was then that Ballard demanded $ 3,500 for the use of the lights. Ballard also denied the Toros access to the Leafs' locker room, forcing them to build their own at a cost of $ 55,000. He also removed the cushions from

4224-432: The angles of such a square are larger than a right angle. Larger spherical squares have larger angles. In hyperbolic geometry , squares with right angles do not exist. Rather, squares in hyperbolic geometry have angles of less than right angles. Larger hyperbolic squares have smaller angles. Examples: A crossed square is a faceting of the square, a self-intersecting polygon created by removing two opposite edges of

4312-485: The area and perimeter enclosed by a quadrilateral, then the following isoperimetric inequality holds: with equality if and only if the quadrilateral is a square. The coordinates for the vertices of a square with vertical and horizontal sides, centered at the origin and with side length 2 are (±1, ±1), while the interior of this square consists of all points ( x i , y i ) with −1 < x i < 1 and −1 < y i < 1 . The equation specifies

4400-436: The area of the square is hence the area of the inscribed circle is π / 4 ≈ 0.7854 {\displaystyle \pi /4\approx 0.7854} of that of the square. Because it is a regular polygon , a square is the quadrilateral of least perimeter enclosing a given area. Dually, a square is the quadrilateral containing the largest area within a given perimeter. Indeed, if A and P are

4488-426: The arena's loudspeaker system broke down, he tossed the microphone to one side, declared "Now that we have exhausted the resources of science, we shall fall back upon Mother Nature and do our best," and continued. Victory Loan rallies were held at the Gardens during World War II. Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) secretary W. A. Hewitt served as the managing director of Maple Leaf Gardens from 1931 to 1948. When

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4576-514: The boundary of a square with center coordinates ( a , b ), and a horizontal or vertical radius of r . The square is therefore the shape of a topological ball according to the L 1 distance metric . The following animations show how to construct a square using a compass and straightedge . This is possible as 4 = 2 , a power of two . The square has Dih 4 symmetry, order 8. There are 2 dihedral subgroups: Dih 2 , Dih 1 , and 3 cyclic subgroups: Z 4 , Z 2 , and Z 1 . A square

4664-408: The boundary of this square. This equation means " x or y , whichever is larger, equals 1." The circumradius of this square (the radius of a circle drawn through the square's vertices) is half the square's diagonal, and is equal to 2 . {\displaystyle {\sqrt {2}}.} Then the circumcircle has the equation Alternatively the equation can also be used to describe

4752-404: The community.” The local firm Turner Fleischer was appointed alongside Landini as building architects. After many delays, including the discovery of a creek running through the basement and a time capsule behind the 1931 cornerstone on Carlton Street, the new store opened on November 30, 2011. The new design incorporated many elements of Maple Leaf Gardens, including original stadium seats,

4840-449: The company, was MLG Holdings, a corporation controlled by Stavro, with minority shareholders Larry Tannenbaum (25%) and Toronto-Dominion Bank (20%). The other 49% of MLSE was owned by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan . In 2003, Stavro sold his shares and MLG Holdings was dissolved, leaving Teachers' as majority owners of MLSE. During the 1990s, MLSE considered a number of sites for a new, modern arena to replace Maple Leaf Gardens, including

4928-554: The condition that it not be used as a sports and entertainment facility. However, MLSE eventually consented to allowing a small arena to be restored in the building. They were planning to convert the interior to accommodate a Real Canadian Superstore (now Loblaws instead of RCSS) and parking. Immediately, there was criticism that the conversion of the building to retail uses diminished its heritage value and that Maple Leaf Gardens should continue to serve as an arena in accordance with its rich history and traditions. Others, however, noted

5016-451: The corporation and avoiding income taxes by having Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. pay for many of their personal expenses. The controversy created a rift between the two and Bassett, which led to Smythe and Ballard being fired from their management positions in 1969, only to win back control the following year. In September 1971, Bassett sold his shares to Stafford Smythe and Ballard. Just six weeks later, Smythe died. His brother and son tried to keep

5104-403: The diagonal d according to In terms of the circumradius R , the area of a square is since the area of the circle is π R 2 , {\displaystyle \pi R^{2},} the square fills 2 / π ≈ 0.6366 {\displaystyle 2/\pi \approx 0.6366} of its circumscribed circle . In terms of the inradius r ,

5192-432: The first arena in the NHL to have separate penalty boxes. The Beatles made a stop at Maple Leaf Gardens during each of their three North American tours: September 7, 1964, August 17, 1965, and August 17, 1966. It was the only venue to host the group on each tour. In March 1966, Conn Smythe resigned from the board of directors after a Muhammad Ali boxing match was scheduled for the Gardens. He found Ali's comments about

5280-563: The first time during the 2023 NBA in-season tournament . The Celtics petitioned the NBA to include the parquet pattern on its in-season tournament court, but were denied. Similar square-paneled parquet floors, albeit in maple, were made for the Orlando Magic , Minnesota Timberwolves , Denver Nuggets , and New Jersey Nets . Of the four, only the Magic continue to use a square-paneled parquet floor, which

5368-530: The home bench for Toros' games. Following two seasons of declining attendance and onerous lease terms at the Gardens, Bassett moved the club to Birmingham, Alabama and renamed them the Birmingham Bulls for the 1976–77 season . In 1997, allegations began to emerge that some employees of the Gardens had sexually abused young boys in the 1970s and 1980s. Martin Kruze was the first victim to come forward—contacting

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5456-776: The main event match, world champion Dara Singh defeated Danny Lynch and retained his title. Concert Promotions International was founded in 1973 by Bill Ballard with Michael Cohl and David Wolinksy and brought many big-name music acts to the Gardens. The arena played host to The Rolling Thunder Revue Tour, with two consecutive shows, on December 1–2, 1975, headed by Bob Dylan . Bob Marley and The Wailers performed here on June 9, 1978, and November 1, 1979, in support of his Kaya Tour 1978 and Survival Tour 1979, respectively. The Bee Gees performed here on August 31, 1979. ABBA played here on Sunday, October 7, 1979, their last-ever concert appearance in North America. The Who performed at

5544-608: The marble flooring that required constant washing, which tended to rot the joists beneath the floors. Such parquets en losange were noted by the Swedish architect Daniel Cronström at Versailles and at the Grand Trianon in 1693. Woods contrasting in color and grain, such as oak , walnut , cherry , lime , pine , maple etc. are sometimes employed, and in the more expensive kinds the richly coloured mahogany and sometimes other tropical hardwoods are also used. While not technically

5632-519: The money he needed to take control of the corporation. The loan was paid off in 1960. Beginning with the Canadian Grand Opera's production of Faust in 1936, the Gardens became home to more highbrow forms of entertainment. The Metropolitan Opera staged several of its visiting productions there between 1952 and 1960. The first rock and roll concert at the Gardens was held in 1956, featuring Bill Haley & His Comets . Elvis Presley 's shows at

5720-481: The most famous parquet floors is that used by the Boston Celtics of the NBA . The original floor, which was installed at the Celtics' original home of Boston Arena in 1946, was moved intact to Boston Garden in 1952 and used there until the team moved to what was then known as FleetCenter in 1995, now known as TD Garden . The floor remained intact and in use until it was cut up and sold as souvenirs in 1999, after

5808-489: The new owners of Maple Leaf Gardens in 1993 and going public in February 1997. His story of abuses beginning in 1975 prompted dozens of other victims to come forward. In October 1997, Gordon Stuckless pleaded guilty to sexually abusing 24 boys dating back to 1969 and was sentenced to a jail term of two years less a day. Three days later, Kruze committed suicide. An appeals court later increased Stuckless' sentence to five years. He

5896-625: The owner's suite built into the arena's top northeast corner. The Gardens opened on November 12, 1931, with the Maple Leafs losing 2–1 to the Chicago Black Hawks . The reported attendance on opening night was 13,542. The Leafs would go on to win their first Stanley Cup as the Maple Leafs that season (they had already won two previously—one as the Toronto Arenas and one as the Toronto St. Patricks ). The first professional wrestling show at

5984-544: The producers shot the boxing sequences of Cinderella Man ( Russell Crowe and Renée Zellweger ) at Maple Leaf Gardens in 2004. Maple Leaf Gardens was stripped of some of its outdoor signage for the production of an episode of Canadian-produced Flashpoint . The arena was named "The Godwin Coliseum" in the episode titled "Behind the Blue Line" that originally aired on November 20, 2009. On September 8, 2009, Matt Damon hosted

6072-411: The properties of all these shapes, namely: A square has Schläfli symbol {4}. A truncated square, t{4}, is an octagon , {8}. An alternated square, h{4}, is a digon , {2}. The square is the n = 2 case of the families of n - hypercubes and n - orthoplexes . The perimeter of a square whose four sides have length ℓ {\displaystyle \ell } is and the area A

6160-661: The radio broadcasts and oversaw the construction of the radio broadcast facilities. The contract to construct the building was awarded to Thomson Brothers Construction of Port Credit in Toronto Township. Thomson Bros bid just under $ 990,000 for the project, the lowest of ten tenders received, mainly because amongst the Thomson Brothers' various enterprises they had much of the sub-contract work covered (Thomson Lumber, Thomson Bros. Excavation), and others could not compete in this manner. That price did not include steelwork, which

6248-482: The redevelopment of the Montreal Forum ). Still, these plans were abandoned when it was discovered that the tiered arena seating was holding up the exterior walls of the building, acting as a form of interior flying buttress . If the bowl of seating were removed, the exterior walls would lose most of their support. Loblaw Companies , Canada's largest food retailer, purchased the Gardens in 2004 for $ 12 million under

6336-475: The rest of the Maple Leafs' stay at the Gardens. Originally an American Sign and Indicator scoreboard, it was upgraded by Daktronics in the 1990s. Prior to the launch of the Ottawa Nationals of the World Hockey Association (WHA), the team had discussions with Ballard about locating the team in Toronto. Still, the talks did not get very far. The team was a flop at the box office, averaging about 3,000 fans

6424-574: The shares within the Smythe family, but in February 1972, Ballard purchased all of Smythe's shares, leaving him with majority ownership of the building and the Leafs. On July 7, 1974, the arena hosted a Professional wrestling tournament called World Cup Wrestling. Various International stars competed in like Dara Singh , Pat Roach , Danny Lynch, Tiger Jeet Singh , Prince Mann Singh, Randhawa , Than Yen Chang, Majid Ackra, Kashmir Singh, Tony Parisi , Chris Tolos , Golden Boy Apollo, and Terry Yorkston etc. In

6512-609: The southeast corner of Bay and Dundas Streets near the Toronto Eaton Centre (the current site of the Toronto Metropolitan University School of Business). By this time, Maple Leaf Gardens was considered too small and lacking in revenue-generating luxury boxes. The Leafs had no plans to occupy the Air Canada Centre , then under construction by the owners of the Toronto Raptors , and it appeared for

6600-474: The structure had been deteriorating for several years, and its ongoing use for minor league sports and events would not generate sufficient income to secure the building's preservation and restoration. Furthermore, the active re-use of the building would allow it to remain open to the public for years to come. Needing an authentic stand-in for New York's third Madison Square Garden during the Depression Era ,

6688-567: The tour). From 1973 until the closing of Maple Leaf Gardens CPI brought the top rock and pop acts to Maple Leaf Gardens. The Leafs continued to sell out every game through the Ballard era, even as the team's performance went into steep decline. It was during this time that disgruntled fans gave the arena its unaffectionate nickname of "The Carlton Street Cash Box." The rink-side red seats were replaced with gold seats in 1974. In August 1979, to make room for private boxes, Ballard had his staff tear down

6776-525: The triangle's longest side. The fraction of the triangle's area that is filled by the square is no more than 1/2. Squaring the circle , proposed by ancient geometers , is the problem of constructing a square with the same area as a given circle , by using only a finite number of steps with compass and straightedge . In 1882, the task was proven to be impossible as a consequence of the Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem , which proves that pi ( π )

6864-459: The world.” Four of the five contenders were North American firms. However, surprisingly, a foreign team ended up scoring the job: Landini Associates , a multidisciplinary retail design and branding consultancy based in Sydney, Australia. Speaking about the project in a 2012 interview with Monocle Magazine , Creative Director Mark Landini said: “I understood how iconic Maple Leaf Gardens

6952-510: Was built for many things, but not for picking up things that no one else wants. Also in 1966, a new centre-hung scoreboard with a digital clock was installed, replacing the SporTimer, which was an analog clock. One of the designers of the new scoreboard, Paul Morris , was by this time the arena's public address announcer , a job he would hold until the Leafs left the arena. Ballard and the younger Smythe were accused in 1969 of stealing money from

7040-414: Was estimated at an additional $ 100,000. Further savings were made through deals with labour unions in exchange for shares in MLGL. Construction began at midnight on June 1, 1931. In what is to this day considered to be a remarkable accomplishment, the Gardens was constructed in five months and two weeks at a cost of C$ 1.5 million ($ 28.7 million in 2023 dollars). Team owner Harold Ballard lived in

7128-693: Was first used at the Orlando Arena in 1989 and later moved to Amway Center (now Kia Center ) in 2010. The Nets debuted their parquet at the Meadowlands Arena in 1988, and continued to use the floor until 1997; the floor remained in use with the Seton Hall basketball team until 2007. The Nuggets used a parquet floor from 1990 to 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena , while the Timberwolves played on

7216-582: Was originally constructed in 1931 as an indoor arena to host ice hockey games. Considered one of the "cathedrals" of hockey, it was home to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from 1931 to 1999. The Leafs won the Stanley Cup 11 times from 1932 to 1967 while playing at the Gardens. The first NHL All-Star Game, albeit an unofficial one , was held at the Gardens in 1934 as

7304-719: Was paroled in 2001. In 1999, former usher John Paul Roby was convicted of sexually molesting 26 boys and one girl. He was subsequently declared a dangerous offender and could have been kept in prison for the rest of his life. Roby died in Kingston Penitentiary from an apparent heart attack in 2001. In 2002, former Gardens security guard Dennis Morin was found guilty of sexual assault, indecent assault and gross indecency for incidents involving teenage boys. Allegations—unproven in court—were also made against other Gardens employees, including Ballard. Several civil suits were settled out of court for undisclosed amounts. In January 2006,

7392-432: Was removed to accommodate more seats. When asked why he removed the picture, Ballard replied, "She doesn't pay me; I pay her. Besides, what the hell position can a queen play?" The Leafs were so popular the team sold out every game from 1946 to 1999. It was often called the "Carlton Street Cashbox" in sports reporting. Advertising was sold and placed throughout the building. On November 8, 1963, Maple Leaf Gardens would be

7480-521: Was sold to John F. Bassett , son of former Leafs owner John Bassett. They were renamed the Toronto Toros in June 1973. Bassett wanted the team to play at a renovated CNE Coliseum . At the same time Bill Ballard —Harold's son, who was running the Gardens while his father served a prison sentence—wanted the team at the Gardens and opposed the plan to upgrade the Coliseum. The Toros ended up at Varsity Arena for

7568-500: Was the home arena for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. The Rock won the Champion's Cup in both seasons, making them the building's last championship team. The 2000 NLL Championship game was ultimately the building's last professional event held at MLG. They had a training camp at the Gardens in 2001 and then moved to the ACC. Maple Leaf Gardens

7656-516: Was then mostly dormant for a decade. MLSE refused to sell Maple Leaf Gardens to anyone who proposed to use it as an arena in competition with the Air Canada Centre. Among these turned down was Eugene Melnyk , owner of the Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL hockey team and the Maple Leafs' rival team, the Ottawa Senators . Various redevelopment schemes were proposed, most notably an entertainment complex containing retail shops and cinemas (similar to

7744-476: Was when I noticed every bar and shop in Toronto had ice hockey on TV. The arena had also hosted the Beatles , Elvis Presley , and the boxer Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali . So, when the building was shut down, the social context changed. The new store would need to be more than a supermarket. It would have to revitalize this part of the city with a new sense of place. There’s no reason it shouldn’t be part of

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